Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Crassula mesembryanthemopsis Dinter |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 243 (1919) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. to sw. Namibia |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 100-1000m |
Description | succulent geophyte, leaves in rosette, sessile, spiral, 1-2cm, thick, cuneate, on apex truncate, papilose, flowers in rounded dense dichasium, partially covered by leaves |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | autumn |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |